Yang Guang agreed to Mai Tiecane's request, and then ordered Shangshu Yu Wenkai of the Ministry of Industry to build three pontoon bridges on the west bank of Liaoshui.

Because of the obstruction of the Goryeo soldiers on the shore, the pontoon bridge built was not completely built to the shore, and it was still more than a zhang away from the east bank.

When Mai Tiezhu led the army halfway to the pontoon bridge, the Goryeo soldiers had already arrived in large numbers.

The brave soldiers of the Sui army rushed to jump into the water to engage the Goryeo soldiers, and the Goryeo soldiers fought back against the Sui army by virtue of the high terrain, but the Sui army could not land on the shore, suffered heavy casualties, and the Liao water was stained red with blood.

Mai Tiezhuan shouted with red eyes, and then jumped ashore, wielding a large knife and fighting hard, and the end was extremely brave, cutting down a large number of Goryeo soldiers in an instant.

However, the Goryeo soldiers quickly made up for it, but the Sui army only a few jumped ashore because of the terrain, and although the iron wheat staff was extremely brave, it could not expand the victory.

The wheat iron rod that fought hard gradually lost his body, and Hu Benlang persuaded Qian Shixiong and Meng Cha to retreat to the shore, and the wheat iron rod shouted: "Husband, as long as you die well, why are you afraid of death?" ”

As he spoke, he waved his answer again and rushed into the enemy's army, and finally died of exhaustion, and before he died, he supported the ground with a sword, and the momentum was terrifying, and the nearby Goryeo soldiers did not dare to step forward for a long time.

The tiger Benlang generals Qian Shixiong, Meng Cha and others who had persuaded the wheat iron rod before were also killed in the battle.

Mai Tiezhu was the second general of the Sui army to die in the war here, after Duan Wenzhen.

After the remaining Sui troops were killed in the battle, they collected their troops and returned to the west bank, and the first large-scale battle of crossing the water ended in a crushing defeat for the Sui army.

Yang Guang issued an edict posthumously gifting Mai Tie Cane as Su Gong, so that his son Mai Mengcai inherited the title, and Tie Cane's second sons Zhong Cai and Ji Cai were awarded the official position of righteous doctor.

In April, Yang Guang ordered the Shaofu Supervisor He Chou to take over the long pontoon bridge, He Chou was not only proficient in tactfulness, but also good at fighting, so he would concurrently serve as the Shaofu Supervisor and the General of the Right Tun Guard, and in addition to the craftsmen, he also had 30,000 crossbowmen in the imperial camp.

So He Chou asked the crossbowmen to cover the bridge, and it only took two days to build the bridge.

On 15 April, the armies marched one after another, and fought with the Goryeo army on the east bank of Liaoshui, and the Goryeo army was defeated, with tens of thousands of dead in the battle.

The armies took advantage of the victory to attack and finally besieged the city of Liaodong.

Yang Guangcha crossed the Liaoshui, and he took the Khan of Hosana and the king of Gaochang Qu Boya on a tour of the battlefield to intimidate them.

Yang Guang also immediately ordered Wei Wensheng, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and Liu Shilong, the right Cheng of Shangshu, to pacify the people of Liaodong, exempt the people of Liaodong from forced labor for ten years, and set up counties here to rule.

When the Sui army attacked Liaodong City and nearby cities, the Goryeo army of Liaodong City fought several times, but they were all defeated by the Sui army, so they simply stopped fighting and closed the city.

Yang Guang then ordered all the armies to attack the city, and at the same time ordered the generals that if the Goryeo people asked for surrender, they would immediately let the surrendered envoys declare that they would be pacified and accepted, and that they should not attack in columns.

Although the defenders in the city were killed and wounded before, they were not injured and the muscles and bones were not moved, and the supplies were sufficient.

Therefore, if the Sui army wants to take down this Liaodong city, it is not an easy thing, since the day of the attack, the daily casualties of the Sui army, almost tens of thousands, under the Liaodong city, is the real blood flowing, the soil is dyed red, until a few years later, when the farmers here weed and turned the soil, these red soil can still be seen.

After all, the Sui army had a lot of people, and after almost half a month of attacking at the expense of their lives, they finally succeeded in capturing all the walls of Liaodong City on this day.

However, at this time, the Goryeo people in the city claimed to surrender, and the generals did not dare to act rashly according to Yang Guang's order, and first ordered Pegasus to report to Yang Guang, and Yang Guang wanted to send a surrendered envoy into the city to negotiate, but the defenders in the city said that they had to let the Sui army withdraw from the wall of Liaodong City before they could surrender, Yang Guang did not think about it, so he agreed.

The generals persuaded bitterly, saying that this might be a trick of Goryeo, but Yang Guang did not listen, and asked the generals to immediately withdraw from the city wall occupied after countless soldiers were killed and wounded.

The generals had no choice but to obey the order, and the Goryeo soldiers regained control of the Liaodong city wall without a single soldier.

For several days, the Goryeo defenders continued to negotiate with the surrendered envoy until the city's defenses were readjusted and consolidated, and then the surrendered envoy was killed, and his head was hung on the city gate.

Yang Guang suddenly went crazy and came down again to attack Liaodong City.

After a few months, the Goryeo defenders surrendered every time they were about to break through Liaodong City, and Yang Guang was deceived every time, but he still did not wake up, so the city could not be attacked for a long time.

When the soldiers of the Sui army saw that Yang Guang was playing with their lives, their morale suddenly plummeted, and they refused to work as hard as before.

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The city of Pyongyang in May, the scenery is charming, the sun shines warmly on the earth, people can't help but feel a sense of comfort, this month, is basically the best season in Pyongyang, after this month, it is the rainy season for more than two months.

The palace of King Youngliu King Ko Jianwu, the younger brother of King Gowon, of Goryeo, is on a street less than 100 steps away from the palace of Goryeo.

Since Gao Yuan has no heirs, Gao Jianwu is the prince of Goryeo at this time, and now Gao Yuan is on the front line to inspire the soldiers, and Gao Jianwu is temporarily in charge of the country, which can be described as a monstrous power.

But this gate of the palace is not for anyone to enter, no, there are many people who have not received the invitation, so they want to secretly stay in and make friends with nobles, but they are all blocked from the door.

"This brother, I am the husband of the daughter of the seventh aunt of the princess, and I am related to the prince, so you let me in!" One man said that he wanted to give a small ingot of silver to the person who guarded the gate, but he was refused.

Someone immediately exposed the man's lies: "Wang Gouyu, you are a broken family in the west of the city, and you dare to say that you are a relative of the prince?" ”

After the king dog was exposed in front of him, he had to retreat to the side.

At this time, a luxurious carriage drove over, after the carriage stopped, a heroic young talent walked out of it, the person who guarded the gate of the palace was originally staring at the people who came and went with a proud face, but now after seeing this young man, he immediately walked up respectfully, and saluted: "Master Li, you are here!" ”